First-attack pediatric hypertensive crisis presenting to the pediatric emergency department

• Main Authors: Yang Wen-Chieh (Author), Zhao Lu-Lu (Author), Chen Chun-Yu (Author), Wu Yung-Kang (Author), Chang Yu-Jun (Author), Wu Han-Ping (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Background</p> <p>Hypertensive crisis in children is a relatively rare condition presenting with elevated blood pressure (BP) and related symptoms, and it is potentially life-threatening. The aim of this study was to survey children with first attacks of hypertensive crisis arri...